Note to self: if NE wins Super Bowl, would have 1(32), 2(64), 3(96), 3(103)*, 4(136)**, 5(DEN), 5(184)***, 7(DET)
*Comp pick from CLE (assumes 7 of 9 of 3rd round comp picks)
**Lower of SEA/NE 4th round picks
***Comp pick (assumes 7 of 8 of 5th round comp picks)
If NE were to trade Jimmy for #33 and #51, NE would have six picks in the top 103 (32, 33, 51, 64, 96 and 103) and $55-60mm of cap room, even accounting for an expected Amendola restructure offsetting the amount of Butler's RFA tag.
QB - Brady, Brissett
RB - Lewis, White
WR - Edelman, Hogan, Mitchell, Amendola
TE - Gronkowski, Lengel/M.Williams
OL - Solder, Thuney, Andrews, Mason, Cannon, Vollmer, Jackson, Fleming
DL - Brown, Valentine
DE - Ninkovich, Flowers
LB - McClellin, Van Noy, Roberts, Freeny
CB - Butler, Rowe, C.Jones, J.Jones
S - McCourty, Chung
K/P/LS/ST - Gostkowski, Allen, Cardona, Slater, Ebner, King, Grissom
That's 39 of 53 roster spots. Assume the top six picks make the final 53 and assume Blount ($2mm), Develin ($1mm), Floyd ($1mm), Bennett (2yr, $16mm), Branch ($3mm), Long ($2.5mm) and Hightower ($15mm tag) are re-signed. Assume Vollmer ($2.5mm) retires. I would guess that most of the draft picks would be used on the defensive side (safety stands out as a major need).
Now we're at 51 of 53 roster spots, with $25-30mm in cap room remaining. Ryan could be a possible re-sign.
(Key FAs - Blount, Develin, Floyd, Bennett, Branch, Sheard, Long, Hightower, Mingo, Ryan, Harmon)